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Piece of Early February 2025 News Not Mentioned:
MOG2012 said:
The Southern Three-Banded Armadillo newborn has been revealed to be a male.
https://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/mesker-park-zoo-makes-announcement-its-a-boy/
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On February 2nd, the zoo announced they named the armadillo Alexander.

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On February 8th, the zoo announced that a (0.1) black howler monkey named Tikki was born 3 months prior which is now on exhibit.

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On February 14th, it was announced that the zoo transferred a (0.1) white-faced whistling duck to the Elmwood Park Zoo in Pennsylvania.

3.8K views · 115 reactions | Meet Ophelia ❤️ | Love is in the air this Valentine’s Day! ❤️ Meet Ophelia, a female white-faced whistling duck who recently came to us from our friends at Mesker Park... | By Elmwood Park Zoo | Facebook

On February 26th, the zoo announced that a Humbolt penguin hatched on February 10th.

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Smaggledagle said:
On February 26th, the zoo announced that a Humboldt penguin hatched on February 10th.

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On March 20th, the zoo announced the penguin's sex (0.1) and name, Polo.

9K views · 138 reactions | It's time for a Polo update! Polo is 39 days old and is weighing in at 1.4kgs (~3lbs). She is out of the nest, walking and socializing through a barrier; but will remain out of public view until she grows in her waterproof feathers and passes her swimming lessons. We'll continue to post more updates, so stay tuned to our social media. We'll see you at the zoo! #WeAreAZA #meskerparkzoo | Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden

On April 10th, the zoo announced that a (1.0) Humboldt penguin named Hopscotch hatched on March 18th.

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On May 20th, the zoo announced they acquired a (1.0) Prevost's squirrel named Kemiri, which is on display in the Discovery Center's crested wood partridge exhibit.

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On June 14th, the zoo announced that (2.0) eastern black-and-white colobus monkeys, named Onyx and Bixby, were born on December 26th, 2024, and April 5th, 2025, respectively, and both are now on exhibit.

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On June 16th, it was announced that the zoo transferred (1.1) binturongs named Anton and Vivvy to Millbrook School's Trevor-Lovejoy Zoo in New York.

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Piece of July / August 2025 News Not Mentioned:
On August 26th, the zoo announced they helped raise and release 5+ eastern hellbenders back into the wild.

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On July 16th, the zoo announced that a Humboldt penguin named Euchre hatched on June 16th.

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On September 15th, the zoo announced that a (0.1f) black howler monkey named Rikki was born on September 7th, which is on display in Amazonia.

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On September 16th, the zoo announced they acquired a (0.1f) Amazonian motmot, which is on display in Amazonia.

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On September 18th, the zoo announced that a (0.1f) Reeve's muntjac named Pheobe was born, which is on display in Asia. This is the first time in ~20 years that Mesker Park successfully bred the species.

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On October 23rd, the zoo announced they demolished a structure inside the Children's Enchanted Forest area.

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